[co-author: Shawn Whites]
The Biden administration’s international climate diplomacy agenda is taking shape. While rejoining the Paris Agreement is the centerpiece, President Biden’s January 27 Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (EO) provides insight into how the U.S. intends to “exercise its leadership to promote a significant increase in global climate ambition.”
1 In our overview of the EO and other “Climate Day” actions, we identified five key action items in international leadership. Below, we assess each item and provide background on the leadership team overseeing U.S. climate diplomacy efforts. In the weeks to come, we will provide deeper dives into some of these topics, including U.S.-China relations, international trade and the administration’s participation in multilateral forums.
U.S. President Joe Biden undertook a flurry of executive actions in his first week in the White House, including those intended to fight climate change.
Joe Biden ran his campaign on the most ambitious climate platform of any presidential candidate in history. President Biden has accomplished more on climate change in his first eight days than most presidents accomplish in their entire terms in office. But do these plays position team Biden to win the long game? Letâs review the action during President Bidenâs first week with the ball.
In my post-election commentary, I suggested a strategy based on three principles and 10 priorities. How is Team Biden doing against that yardstick?
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